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Britain’s AOC Faiza Shaheen Banned From Election Over Jon Stewart Sketch Tweet

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Stewart described the row as the dumbest thing the U.K. has done “since electing Boris Johnson.”

Dan Ladden-Hall
Dan Ladden-Hall 

Breaking News Editor

Faiza Shaheen will reportedly no longer be a Labour Party candidate in the U.K. general election after allegedly liking a tweet about Israel which contained a Jon Stewart sketch.
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Dan Ladden-Hall

Dan Ladden-Hall

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